<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/image_2021-05-08_231720.png"></figure><h1>Pelicans’ Brandon Ingram on pace to achieve peculiar feat in back-to-back seasons</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-08T08:20:25-07:00">May 8th, 8:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-08T08:22:22-07:00">May 8th, 8:22am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> forward Brandon Ingram will likely be on-pace to achieve a <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/status/1391034642313015301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1391034642313015301%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1156915action%3Dedit">rather absurd feat</a> in his second campaign with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/zion-williamson/adc009ff">Zion Williamson</a>. According to Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report, Ingram is putting up 23.8 points per game with an effective field goal percentage of 53.1 percent. Ingram’s probably feeling some deja vu because he’s putting up exactly the same numbers, right down to the decimal place.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Last season, Brandon Ingram averaged 23.8 points with a 53.1 eFG%. This season, Brandon Ingram is averaging 23.8 points with a 53.1 eFG%.</p><p>— Andy Bailey (@AndrewDBailey) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/status/1391034642313015301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 8, 2021</a></p></blockquote><div class="code-block code-block-20" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"></div><p></p></figure><p>Stop the count!</p><p>This is most likely going to hold for the remainder of the campaign given that the Pelicans star is out indefinitely with an ankle injury. With five games left on New Orleans’ schedule, the 23-year old’s 2020-21 season may very well be over.</p><p>If this all she wrote for Ingram’s 5th year in the NBA, this is indeed going to be one of the more bonkers facts of his career. So, for the sake of basketball nerds out there, just sit out the rest of the season, Mr. Ingram.</p><p>In addition to Ingram’s injury, the Pelicans also announced that franchise star Zion Williamson is also out indefinitely due to a fractured left ring finger.</p><p>The Pelicans likely won’t have any incentive to rush their two stars back on the floor, as their chances of making the play-in tournament <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-orleans-pelicans/records">are dissipating</a> as the regular season winds down. New Orleans is 3.5 games behind the no. 10 seed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/san-antonio-spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> with five games left to play. It’s still technically possible, but the math doesn’t favor them at this point already.</p><p>It’s going to be a disappointing way to end the season for Brandon Ingram and the rest of the Pelicans, considering they had playoff aspirations at the start of the season. Nonetheless, at least he’ll end the campaign with a cool feat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans’ Brandon Ingram on pace to achieve peculiar feat in back-to-back seasons

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Brandon-Ingram-diagnosed-with-ankle-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans star Brandon Ingram diagnosed with ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-05-05T16:10:33-07:00">May 5th, 4:10pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-05-05T16:10:33-07:00">May 5th, 4:10pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New Orleans Pelicans are still clinging to a little bit of hope with regards to their playoffs aspirations this season. Unfortunately, they have just been dealt a huge blow with reports emerging that All-Star forward Brandon Ingram has suffered a low ankle sprain on his left foot.</p><p>Ingram apparently sustained the injury during Tuesday’s win over the Golden State Warriors. He is currently being listed as day-to-day (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1390065728351440897">Marc Stein</a> of the New York Times):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Pelicans say they are listing Brandon Ingram as day-to-day with a low left ankle sprain. <a href="https://t.co/L52VAC8MVf" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/L52VAC8MVf</a></p><p>— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1390065728351440897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>New Orleans’ next game is on Friday against the mighty Philadelphia 76ers, so it is a bit concerning that Ingram has been ruled out a day in advance of that matchup. Then again, the fact that he’s being listed as day-to-day is somewhat encouraging.</p><p>The Pelicans have just six games remaining on their schedule and they are currently sitting at the 11th spot in the West. They are, however, just two games behind the San Antonio Spurs who are at 10th. At this point, a spot in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-luka-doncic-get-strong-support-on-whack-play-in-tournament/" rel="noopener">highly-criticized</a> play-in tournament is still very much attainable for New Orleans.</p><p>It goes without saying though, that they will need their stars to be healthy for one final push. Ingram is currently the best player on the Pelicans roster and losing him will serve as a significant blow for this team’s postseason aspirations. As such, it would not be surprising if he ends up playing in New Orleans’ final few games even if he isn’t one hundred percent.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans star Brandon Ingram diagnosed with ankle injury

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The 31-year-old showcased his clutch gene yet again on Saturday as he lifted the Spurs to a 110-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>With less than a minute remaining on the clock, DeRozan went one-on-one with Pels star Brandon Ingram. Unsurprisingly, it resulted in DeMar draining an ice-cold dagger all over Ingram (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1386145489368752135?s=20">Spurs</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Not afraid of the moment 💯 <a href="https://twitter.com/DeMar_DeRozan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@DeMar_DeRozan</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoSpursGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#GoSpursGo</a> <a href="https://t.co/yJkqh87t8p" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/yJkqh87t8p</a></p><p>— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1386145489368752135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>DeRozan knew exactly what he wanted to do in this possession. He patiently allowed the clock to wind down before hitting Ingram with a trademark step-back jumper. It was a crucial juncture in the ballgame, and DeRozan’s clutch deuce pretty much ended the evening for New Orleans.</p><p>It wasn’t just Ingram who fell victim to DeRozan’s scoring feast on Saturday. Moments earlier, it was Zion Williamson who failed to prevent the Spurs star from scoring on this and-1 drive:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="es">DEMAR. DEROZAN. <a href="https://t.co/xfGWZjGXju" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/xfGWZjGXju</a></p><p>— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) <a href="https://twitter.com/spurs/status/1386143803514392578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 25, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>That looked like the exact same play from the Spurs with DeRozan taking an isolation from the left wing. Instead of pulling up for a jumper though, he took the ball to the rack and ended up baiting a foul from Zion as he drained the tough layup.</p><p>DeMar had quite a night to remember in this one, finishing with 32 points on 10-of-21 shooting and 12-of-12 from the line, to go along with seven rebounds, and eight assists, as he continues to keep his team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-demar-derozans-strong-statement-on-getting-san-antonio-to-playoffs/">playoff hopes</a> alive.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Spurs star DeMar DeRozan stares down Brandon Ingram for ice-cold dagger

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LaVar Ball goes off on Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram when addressing Lonzo Ball’s role with Pelicans

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2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
23.8	4.9	4.9	0.6	0.7

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
23.8	4.9	4.9	0.6	0.7